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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 72e238465b0b..b1c921c27519 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -583,3 +583,25 @@ Why: Superseded by the UVCIOC_CTRL_QUERY ioctl. Who: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com> ---------------------------- + +What: For VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY the type field must match the device node's type. + If not, return -EINVAL. +When: 3.2 +Why: It makes no sense to switch the tuner to radio mode by calling + VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY on a video node, or to switch the tuner to tv mode by + calling VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY on a radio node. This is the first step of a + move to more consistent handling of tv and radio tuners. +Who: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@cisco.com> + +---------------------------- + +What: Opening a radio device node will no longer automatically switch the + tuner mode from tv to radio. +When: 3.3 +Why: Just opening a V4L device should not change the state of the hardware + like that. It's very unexpected and against the V4L spec. Instead, you + switch to radio mode by calling VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY. This is the second + and last step of the move to consistent handling of tv and radio tuners. +Who: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@cisco.com> + +---------------------------- |